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| May Day, 1851 | 2-3 |
| The Great Exhibition of All Nations was opened in Hyde Park on May Day, 1851, by the Queen and the Prince Consort. | |
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| The Bear and the Bees.—A New Version of an Old Story | 4 |
| The invasion of Turkey by the Russian forces had been met by an unexpected resistance, and had aroused the hostility of the European Powers. | |
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| What Nicholas Heard in the Shell | 5 |
| The Emperor Nicholas of Russia had provoked a declaration of war by England and France, and his armies had already suffered several defeats. | |
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| The British Lion’s Vengeance on the Bengal Tiger | 6-7 |
| The horrible misdeeds of the native Indian soldiers after the Mutiny aroused throughout the country an uncontrollable desire for revenge. | |
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| The Quaker and the Bauble | 8 |
| Mr. Bright, at this time, in his zeal for Parliamentary Reform, was unsparing in his attacks upon the Landed Interest and the Aristocracy. | |
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| John Bull Guards his Pudding | 9 |
| This year marks the formation of the Volunteer force, which elicited an enthusiastic response from all classes. | |
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| Dame Cobden’s New Pupil | 10 |
| Richard Cobden was the means of procuring a Treaty of Commerce between France and England—beneficial to both countries. | |
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| Lyndhurst as Nestor rebukes the Chiefs | 11 |
| Lord Lyndhurst—the Nestor of the House of Lords—in a speech of great power reproved the Government for their neglect of the Navy. | |
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| Right Leg in the Boot at Last | 12 |
| Victor Emmanuel, King of Sardinia, was patriotically urged by General Garibaldi to aid in the liberation of the Italian Peninsula. | |
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| New Elgin Marbles | 13 |
| Lord Elgin, having with the English and French forces occupied Pekin, compelled the Chinese Emperor to pay the indemnity for the last war. | |
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| “Beggar my Neighbour” | 14 |
| The Emperor Napoleon was making great additions to the French Navy, provoking a corresponding increase by Great Britain. | |
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| Papal Allocution.—Snuffing out Modern Civilisation | 15 |
| Pope Pius the Ninth had issued an Allocution condemning without reserve all aspirations for Reform at home and abroad. | |
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| King Cotton Bound | 16 |
| The outbreak of the Civil War in the United States prevented the exportation of cotton, and produced great misery in our manufacturing districts. | |
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| Waiting for an Answer | 17 |
| The intrusion on a British ship by United States officials and the seizure therefrom of Envoys from the Southern States, led to a demand from Great Britain for their release. | |
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| Columbia’s Fix | 18 |
| The justice of Great Britain’s demand was eventually acknowledged by the United States, and the Envoys were set at liberty. | |
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| Peace | 19 |
| “Mr. Punch’s” design for a Colossal Statue, which ought to have been placed in the International Exhibition. | |
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| The “Sensation” Struggle in America | 20 |
| The Civil War in the United States was being conducted with great courage on both sides, and many bloody battles had been fought. | |
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| Britannia Discovering the Source of the Nile | 21 |
| The sources of the river Nile, which previously had been unknown, were discovered by two British travellers, Captains Speke and Grant. | |
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| At Home and Abroad | 22-23 |
| The Princess Alexandra of Denmark (now our Queen) made her entry into London amidst an amazing outburst of affection from all classes. | |
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| Miranda and Prospero | 24 |
| The signs of unrest amongst the European Nationalities were attributed to the unscrupulous policy of the Emperor of the French. | Dropping the Pilot | 86-87 |
| In consequence of disagreement with the German Emperor, Prince Bismarck resigned his post of Chancellor. | |
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| The McGladstone! | 88 |
| Mr. Gladstone had started for Midlothian to carry on another political campaign for the rallying of his forces. | |
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| “Separatists” | 89 |
| Owing to the scandal arising out of the O’Shea divorce case, Mr. Gladstone refused to co-operate any longer with Mr. Parnell as leading the Irish Home Rule Party. | |
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| Arbitration | 90 |
| The Americans claimed to make the Behring Sea a mare clausum, and it was thought advisable to establish a “close-time” for the seals. | |
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| “Retire!—What do you think?” | 91 |
| A rumour that Mr. Gladstone was about to retire from political life proved to be without foundation. | |
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| Coriolanus | 92 |
| Prince Bismarck had inspired in the columns of the Hamburger Nachrichten, incessant attacks upon the Imperial policy, and especially upon the proceedings of his successor, Caprivi. | |
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| “Advance, Australia!” | 93 |
| A scheme, advocated by Sir Henry Parkes, was under consideration for establishing “one great Union Government” amongst the Australian Colonies. | |
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| Mr. Punch’s Jubilee Pageant | 94-95 |
| In July “Mr. Punch” celebrated his Jubilee. The sketches surrounding the Pageant are of selected cartoons illustrating events ranging over 50 years. | |
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| “Turning the Tables” | 96 |
| The suggestion of “Turning the Tables” was that on this occasion the Man (France) was dancing to the tune of the Bear acting as leader. | |
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| “What will he do with it?” | 97 |
| It was hoped that some portion of the large Russian loan might be applied to the relief of misery rather than for war preparations. | |
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| Trying it on! | 98 |
| A rapprochement between Russia and Italy was considered likely to weaken the strength of the Triple Alliance. | |
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| The Coming of Ninety-Two | 99 |
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| “Short-’anded” | 100 |
| “The whole legal machinery is out of gear, and the country is too busy to put it right.”—Law Times. | |
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| The Attack on the “Capital” | 101 |
| The Liberal Party, which had organised great public meetings in London, were making a determined effort to capture the Tory stronghold. | |
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| “Her Majesty’s Servants” | 102-103 |
| The Parliament opened for its last Session previous to the General Election in July, which gave Mr. Gladstone a small majority. | |
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| Younger than ever! | 104 |
| The great Liberal leader, who had been recruiting his health in the South of France, had returned and resumed the leadership. | |
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| The Dynamite Dragon | 105 |
| The Dynamitards had committed many outrages on the Continent, and the destruction of property by dynamite had been made a capital offence by the French Chamber. | |
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| The New “Queen of the May” | 106 |
| Incendiary Manifestoes having been issued by the French proletariat, it was feared that disturbances might ensue during the May Day celebrations on the Continent. | |
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| “When Greek meets Greek” | 107 |
| The two great leaders had issued stirring addresses to the constituencies, and were preparing to grapple for supremacy at the approaching General Election. | |
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| Mischief! | 108 |
| Mr. Labouchere’s promises of support to the Government were largely discounted by the report that he considered himself slighted at being left out of office. | |
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| Who said “Dead”? | 167 |
| On Feb. 27, 1900, the anniversary of the Majuba Hill disaster, General
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